June 13, 2011

We have had a bunch of openings that we have visited over the years, a bunch at FIFTY24SF Gallery in particular. But there was something in the energy on the 200 block of Fillmore Street last night, when the first patrons began walking into Swampy’s “In My Room” solo show and installation. At first, the show is clean and simple: 3 large paintings and 8 photographs. They were striking simply based on what we know of Swampy: photos of train-hopping adventures throughout North America, paintings on found objects, and of course, the now widespread and cult-followed Swampy Skull icon.

But then, of course, this show was not just 3 & 8. It was a full installation, with these 11 works just as integral to the concept of the “In My Room” installation as the entire back room experience. This was a “Swampy Show,” the before and after, the work put in and the output, inside the mind and what comes out in paintings and photographs. The life, lifestyle, and the work. The adventure. The obsession. The dedication. The character.

So, of course, you lift the 3rd paintings, and climb into the world behind and inside the Swampy Donkey. Its cluttered, it moves, it makes a sound, and it gets added to by friends and casual passerbys. And most importantly, it is not permanent. —Raymond Brown / The Citrus Report

January 8, 2011

Machine/robotics performance artist Kal Spelletich will conduct a show of “live audience experiments” in San Francisco this today, January 8, from 8pm until midnight. We might stop by after Rico Deniro just to see what this is all about.

July 29, 2010

It doesn’t get much more classic and American than a Levi Strauss for Brooks Brothers jean. And as HighSnobiety reports, “Levi’s 501, 505 and 514 will all be available in six different washes, co-branded with Brooks Brothers labeling. Keeping things American, all jeans are made in Los Angeles. On sale today at Brooks Brothers stores.”

Nice, all jeans made here, they way it should be when two American brands get together to tango. Go buy a pair today.

Also, when was the last time you heard Levi’s being called Levi Strauss? We think they may be a different brand under the big umbrella.

May 26, 2010

Ekundayo’s first solo show in LA in over three years is coming up on Friday, June 11th at Thinkspace.Joy Today, Jeopardy Tomorrow is an exhibition about the beautiful struggle we all face of reaching for our dreams, in hopes of guiding our own destiny.Read More…

Ekundayo’s first solo show in LA in over three years is coming up on Friday, June 11th at Thinkspace.Joy Today, Jeopardy Tomorrow is an exhibition about the beautiful struggle we all face of reaching for our dreams, in hopes of guiding our own destiny.Read More…